Last week Richmond Council kicked off a pilot scheme to webcast videos of council meetings live and archive these online. A short prayer was said before the first broadcast meeting re-iterating the council’s aims, aspirations and duty to serve the borough’s residents. Despite some audio issues it’s an interesting insight into how council meetings work…
News that Scarpetta has closed has shocked regulars who have been turning up to eat at their favorite restaurant over the past week to find the windows covered and a note that states that the property has been repossessed by the landlord. As one restaurant from the high street disappears another is rising from the…
Richmond Council Highways & Transport department has mocked up proposals for changes to a major Teddington town centre junction. The plan is to replace the traffic lights of Broad Street/Church Road/Causeway with a roundabout as part of the general programme to reduce general road congestion – particularly an issue when the current lights back-up traffic…
If you haven’t yet heard, comedian David Walliams is currently attempting a swim of the entire length of the river Thames for the Big Splash Challenge, part of this year’s Sport Relief charity drive. He is hoping to cover the huge 140 mile distance from Gloucestershire to London in eight days. Before this swim he…
Local mum Sue Burton is trying to raise £50,000 for charity over the course of a year with fundraising discount card peel2save. You might have seen these for sale already on shop counters on the high street – businesses in Teddington, Hampton and Hampton Hill have offered 64 discount stickers on this fold out card.…
The Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group are calling for volunteers. The group was raising awareness and appealing for donations at this year’s Chestnut Sunday about the work they do in the community – particularly Dorothy who handed out leaflets and rattled a bucket for over four hours, not bad for a 89-year-old! From…
The winners of this year’s Richmond Borough In Bloom (RBIB) have been announced and this includes many homes and businesses in Teddington. Now in its 21st year, the group’s purpose is to enhance the natural beauty of the Borough through floral display in all residential and shopping areas. RBIB members represent residential community groups, horticultural…
On Sunday after the large crowds left their cycle race vantage points, hordes of residents invaded the high street and surrounding areas for a relaxing ‘local day’ due to the road blockages that were still in effect. As well as over-subscribing seemingly every cafe for miles around, families also enjoyed a fun day at the…
Few will have been unaffected by the test road race which powered through Teddington early this morning. By late Saturday evening, only a few cars remained parked on the route and were towed. Before and after the race however it was clear that quite a number of drivers weren’t aware of the race and related…
Flash warning: a local resident has just had £250 stolen following a cash-point theft in Teddington. Thieves, working in a pairs and described as young Asians have been gathering PIN details whilstand afterwards stealing the card – all whilst distracting the cashpoint user. This occurred at Halifax cashpoints (near Tesco) and they were also operating…
